| The Administrative Legal Assistant Associate Degree program prepares students to hold highly skilled and specialized positions as office administrative staff; this is not a paralegal program. Positions are available in offices of private practicing attorneys, judges, prosecuting attorneys, legal organizations such as Friend of the Court and Legal Aid, governmental administrative agencies, and corporations.
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| Suggested Course Sequence |
| FIRST YEAR – 1st Semester | Semester Hours |
| OA 130 | Time and Project Management for Students | | 1 |
| OA 135 | Automated Office Principles and Practices | | 4 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | WR | 3 |
| OA 115* | Intermediate Keyboarding | | 4 |
| OA 202** | Criminal Law | CL | 3 |
| | | 15 |
2nd Semester
| Semester Hours |
| OA 161 | Office Technology | CT OC | 4 |
| OA 155 | Word Processing on Microcomputers | CL | 4 |
| OA 225 | Business Communications | OC WR | 4 |
| OA 270 | Legal Transcription | | 3 |
| | | 15 |
| SECOND YEAR – 1st Semester | Semester Hours |
| OA 262 | Records Management for the Automated Office | CT | 4 |
| OA 275 | Legal Office Administrative Procedures | | 3 |
| ACCT 189*** | Office Accounting | | 4 |
| PS 101 | Introduction to Political Science | GA GP | 3 |
| BUS 153 | Business Law | CT | 3 |
| | | 17 |
| 2nd Semester | Semester Hours |
| BUS 158**** | Business Math | CT MA | 4 |
| OA 255 | Advanced Word Processing & Desktop Publishing | | 4 |
| OA/CIS | OA or CIS Elective | | 2 |
| OA200A | Co-Operative Educational Experience | | 3 |
| OA200B | Co-Operative Educational Experience | | 3 |
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| | 16 |
| Total Credit Hours = 63, Total Contact Hours = 63 |
| * OA 110 Beginning Keyboarding or equivalent is a prerequisite.
** or CJ 202
*** or ACCT 211 or higher
**** or MTH 102 or higher
NOTE: Upon successful completion of the required courses, all competencies will be satisfied. |
